Ice-cream dipper



B. F. ENGLAR.

ICE CREAM'DIPPER.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 10,:919.

1,325,082; V a Patented Dec.16,1919.

INVENTOR.

UNITED STATES BENJAMIN 15. EN GLAR, OF BALTIMORE, MARYLAND.

ICE-CREAM DIPPER.

Application filed July 10, 1919.

1 0 all whom it may concern 150 it known that I, Bnxaannv 1*. Enema, a citizen of the United States, residing at llaltimore, State of Maryland, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Ice-Cream Dippers, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to hand operated implements for cutting into a mass of ice cream, and removing a measured quantity, which is molded and discharged into an edihie container known as a cone.

The invention has for its object to provide a novel and improved implement of the kind stated, which is simple in construc tion and rapid and eflieient in operation, and to this end, the invention consists in a combination and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter described and claimed.

In order that the invention may be better understood, reference is had to the accompanyiug drawing forming a part of this specificatiol'i.

In the drawing,

Figure 1 is an uncut;

Fig. '2 is a similar view, part1 in section;

Figs. 3 and 4 are cross sections on the lilies 3-'3 and H, respectively, otFig. 1, and

Fig. 5 is a sectional detail on the line 55 of Fin. 4.

lieii rring specifically to the drawing, the implement resembles a scoop, the bowl or spoon portion of the implement being composed of two pivotally conurctcd sections, so shaped, that when they are closed up, they form a mold having a contour to give the lump of ice cream a shape substantially that of a cone. These two sections are shown at 6 and 7, respectively, their sides being curved in cross section and tapered toward their outer end, the latter being the apex of the cone. The rear walls of the sections. form the base of the cone, they being straight, and perpendicular to the axis of the cone. These two rear walls, denoted by the reference characteis 6 and 7*, respectively, are. connected by a suitable hinge joint 8, to enable the bowl sret-ions'fi and 7 to be spread or opened upas shown dotted in Fig. 2.

-To the wall 6 is connected a hollow handle shank 9 having at its outer end a suitable hand grip 9. The shank 9 incloses a elevation of the imple- Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 16, 1919.

Serial No. 309343.

slidablc rod 10 which passes at one eiiil into the bowl sections 6 and 7 through. an aperture in the wall 6, and is fitted inside said sections with anejector plunger 11. The other rnd oi the rod 10 has an abutment 12, between which latter, and an abutment 13 in the shank J, a spring 14 is coiled around the. rod. This spring serves to advance the plunger 11 when the rod 10 is re.- leased. The rod 10 is held'retraetcd by providing the abutment 12 with a lateral extension which passes through a longitudinal slot 15 in the shank 9 and has on the outside of the latter a finger piece 16. The rear end of the slot 15 terminates in a downwardl v extending notch 17 in which the abutment 12 is adapted to be seated as sliown in l igs. l and 5, and thus lock the rod 10 in retracted position. Upon swinging the part 12 out of the notch 17 and into alinement with the slot 15, the rod 10 is released and the spring 14 is then permitted to advance the same, whereupon the plunger 11 is advanced as shown dotted in Fig. 2, to push the mass of ice cream out of the bowl sections 6 and T, after opening the latter. To retract the plunger 11 to it normal position close to the rear walls 0 and 7 of the bowl sections, it is necessary only to draw thefinger piece 11' back and swing it downward to again seat the part 12 in the notch 17, whereupon the plunger is again locked in retracted position.

The bowl section 7 is held norm-lily closed down over the section 6 by a fiat spring 18 secured to the outer face of the wall 6 and hearing at its free end against the outer tare of the wall 7.

The bowl section s'is swung open by a. slide bar 1!) seating under a guide 20 on the shank 9 and havin one end connected by a link 21 to the wall 7. The other end of the slide bar is turned up, as shown at 22, so that it may be readily engaged by the finger and drawn back to open the section 7, and upon releasing the slide bar, said section is swung closed by thespring 1.8.

In use, the bowl. section 7 is swung open as shown dotted in Fig. 2, and the bowl or spoon portion is forced into the mass of ice cream. The bowl section 7 is then released, whereupon the spring 13 closes it, and the ice cream is molded by said section and the section 6 into the. form of a cone. The section 7 is now again swung open, and

the rod 10 is released, whereupon the plunger 11 slides forward as shown dotted in Fig. 2, and discharges the molded cone of ice cream.

I claim:

1. An ice cream mold, comprising a scoop having a bowl composed of two ivotally connected sections smped to mold the ice cream when closed around the some, an ejector plunger in the bowl, a slidable rod carrying the plunger, a hollow handle shank earl-yin the bowl, said shank housing the rod an ha-vin s lon itudinal slot provided at one em? with a flicking notch a finger piece extending laterally from t e rod and adapted to -be seat'etllin the notch, means for slidin the rod forward to advance the plunger w ion the finger piece is disenga ed from the notch, a spring enga cable with one of the bowl sections for orcing the same closed, and means for openingsaid how] section.

2. An ice cream mold, eom rising a scoop having a bowl com used 0 two ivotally connected sections saped to mold the ice cream when closed around the same, an ejector plunger in the bowl, operating means for the plunger, a handle shank carrying the bowl, a sprin engageable with one of the bowl sections or forcing the same closed, a slide having aconnection with the last mentioned howl section for opening; the same, and a guide on the handle shank for the slide.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

BENJAMIN F. ENGLAR. Witnesses:

E. WALTON BREWINGTON, HOWARD D. ADAM. 

